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Scotland County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Scotland County is 143.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 36 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16), Rail grade crossing (8), Air permit holder (minor source) (5). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 40.4608, -92.1482.

How this county ranks in Missouri

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Scotland County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	143.7	143.2	1x	105.7 to 192.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	318.8	453.4	0.7x	256.6 to 392.3	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Scotland County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,754.3	9,842.6	-21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.5	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	74.8	96.9	-23%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.55 per million
Benzene0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

36 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Rail grade crossing8
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Industrial wastewater discharge3
Public airport2
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Oil-fired power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Memphis Municipal Wwtf, Memphis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009710857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Memphis Pws-Memphis - Treatment Plant, Memphis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011108112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Memphis, Memphis
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2145 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Memphis Municipal Wwtf, Memphis
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0041173: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Memphis Meml, Memphis
Public airport. O.
Record ID 03D (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mfa Oil Bulk Plant Memphis, Memphis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030763145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Rutledge Meat Processing, Rutledge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071359795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Fuller Farm Brothers Equipment, Memphis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072249205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
M And O Concrete, Inc., Memphis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010427546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Central Stone Company Greensburg Quarry Cs15, Rutledge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016659560 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Memphis Recycling, Memphis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070549278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tri State Timber Sawmill, Llc, Arbela
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070825924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Missouri Meat Processing Llc, Rutledge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071348718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Scotland County, Gorin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071376324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dollar General #25463 Memphis Mo, Memphis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071401951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Matthew Martin, Memphis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071403000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chicken Barn, Memphis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071867426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Willow Creek Feeds Llc, Memphis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072001977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sycamore Road Over Bnsf Railroad, South Gorin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072184695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Colt Lane, Wyaconda
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 005035T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Gorin
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 005036A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Colt Lane, Gorin
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 005038N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Hicks Rd, Gorin
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 005039V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Route U, Gorin
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 005040P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Gorin
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 005044S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Scotland County

Missouri state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Scotland County, and their findings.
Missouri vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Missouri health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Missouri environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Missouri drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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